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J. TISOHER. COMBINATION KITCHEN CABINET. No. 538,632. Patented Apr. 30, 1895.

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JOHN TISOHER, OF ST. JOSEPH, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-FOURTH TO PATRICK P. KANE, OF SAME PLACE.

COMBINATION KITCHENeCABlNET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 538,632, dated April 30, 1895.

Application filed November 28, 1894. Serial No. 530,237- (No model.) l

'To all whom it may concern/.-

Be it known that I, JOHN TISCHER, of St. Joseph, in the county of Buchanan and State of Missouri, have invented a new and Im-` safe, iour bin, sifter, kneading board, knifel and fork trough, together with a sink,soap box, and various compartments for the storage of such articles as pots, pans, dsc; and the object of this invention is to provi'de an article of furniture for a kitchen which will greatly facilitate the work in such apartment of the household, and whereby almost all the things required by a person working in the kitchen will be at hand, it being possible to wash the dishes used and place them in a suitable closet or cabinet without crossing the room or moving practically from the tray in which the washing is performed.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combination of the several parts, as will be hereinafter fully set forth and pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar figures and letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

.Figure 1 is a perspective view of the cabinet closed. Fig. 2 is a similar view of the cabinet open. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the cabinet, showing the flour'bin in position to be filled and the sink unclosed; and Fig. 4 is a vertical section through the flour-bin and that portion of the cabinet beneath it.

In carrying out the invention a table A is supported upon suitable legs 10, and beneath this table a closet B is located, the said closet having its back preferably substantially flush with the back legs of the table, but a space is made to intervene the front of the closet .and the front legs of the table, although if desired the closet may be built flush with the front of the table.

The closet B, is provided with one or more doors 11 at the front, whereby it may be closed, and any desired number of partitions 12 may be provided, forming a series of compartments, which compartments may be divided into sub-compartments by shelves 13, as is shown in Fig. 2.

Preferably at one end of the table a section thereof is cut out and hinged to a wall of the opening 14 thus made, forming a cover 15, and within the opening 14a sink 16 is secured, which when the cover 15 is closed is concealed, and the top of the said cover will be flush with the top surface of the table. The sink is preferably made to extend over one of the compartments in the closet B, as shown in Fig. 4,/and the forward edge of the sink, as shown in the said figure, may be supported upon the front rail of the table. The sink is provided with a waste pipe 17 to be connected with a drain of any description, and at the back of the sink, likewise within the opening 14 a compartment 18 is made, which is also covered by the lid 15, and it is adapted to contain cloths for wiping or washing dishes, or any other equivalent material, while a soap box 19, is secured upon the under face of the lid or cover 15, said box being so placed ythat when the iid or coveris closed it will be in the sink, as shown best in Fig. 4.

Upon the back of the table two closets O and D are erected, and both of these closets may be and preferably are hinged at their outer lower edges to thek outer edges of the table, whereby they may be dropped downward alongside of the table when necessary; or the closet C, for example, may be secured to the table permanently, and the closet D only be hinged thereto. When the clesets are hinged to the table both of them mayl be removed by removing the pintles of their hinges.

The closet O is preferablyprovided with a series of shelves 20, as shown in Fig. 2, and is really a dresser, it being intended to receive the dishes used in the kitchen and which have been washed at the sink 16. The closet or dresser O is provided with a door 21 at the front, and in the bottom of this dresser a drawer 22 is located, adapted to receive knives, forks, spoons, &c. When this dresser is hinged roo upon the table and it is dropped alongside thereof its interior maybe readily reached to be scrubbed or otherwise cleaned.

The closet D has its upper portion entirely closed, and its lower portion may be disclosed by opening a door 23, the said door dropping downward upon the table. The upper closed compartment of the closet D is preferably pro vided with a metal lining 24, and is adapted for use as a tlonr bin, the bin being designa-ted as 25, and it is best shown in Fig. 4t. At the lower portion ofthe bin a hopper 26 is located, and the said hopper is provided with a door 27, which as shown in Fig. 3 has `flanges 2S formed upon its sides, tting closely within the hopper when the Vdoor is closed. l In the bottom of this hopper a slide or valve 29is located, which by being drawn outward will permit the flour or meal to escape from the bin.

Upon the bottom portion of the hopper which is open a casing 30 `is secured prefer` ably in a removable manner, and the bottom of this casing consists of a sieve 31, the sieve being a predetermined distance from the bottom ot' the said closet D, as shown in Figs. 2 and Al; and within the casing 30, above the sieve 3l an agitator 32 is jonrnaled, the said agitator being preferably made to consist of a shaft 33, extending through from side to side of the casing, and arms 34E radiating from the shaft and connected by crossed bars 35, as shown in Fig. 4, the shaft being provided at one of its ends with a crank 36 whereby the iionr or meal may be sit'ted as it is drawn from the hopper. The inner face of the door 23, which closes to conceal the hopper, is adapted for use as a pie or bread board, or

for kneading dough, when the said door is lowered upon the table. y

The bin may be lled without inconvenience by simply carrying the closet D in which it is loca-ted downwardparallel with one end of the table, as shown in Fig. 3, and opening the door 27 in the hopper. y The ma terial may then bepoured into the bin through the opening thus disclosed, the flanges 28 preventingl the material from spilling over the sides of the door. lVhen the door is closed the closet may be restored to its upper vertical and normal position. Preferably dowels are placed in the bottom of the closets C and D to enter holes made in the table.

I-Iaving thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patentl. In a kitchen cabinet, the combination with a table, of a closet hinged thereto and having its upper portion closed and provided with an opening in itslower` front portion, and a door hinged to the table and adapted to close the opening of the closet and serving as a kneading board when in a horizontal position, substantially .as described.

2. In aLkitchen cabinet, the `combination with atable, of a closet hinged to the table and having its upper portion closed and provided with an opening in its lower front p01*-,

tion', said closet being provided with a hopper havinga door forming a chute when the closet is inverted and the door` is opened, and a door hinged to the table and closing the opening in the closet, and `forming a kneading board when in a horizontal position, substantially as described. p 4 n V l 4 3. In a kitchenfcabinet, the combination with a table, of acloset hinged to the table at oneedge thereof and provided with a bin having a hopper shaped bottom, a casing secured to bottom of the hopper like bottom otthe bin and having a sieve bottom, and a stirrer mounted in the said casing, substantially as described.

et. In a kitchen cabinet, the combination with a table, of two closets hinged tothe table to fold down `alongside of the samaone closet being provided with a bin anda hopper having a door in one side,and the other closet provided with shelves, wherebyl provision is made for readily cleaning the closets and iilling the bin, snbstantially as described. A

5. A kitchen cabinet, comprising a table having an opening in its top, a sink in the opening, a hinged cover for said opening, two closets hinged to the table to folddown alongside of the same, one closet being'provided with a bin and having an peningin its lower part and the other closet `with shelves, and a door hinged to the table andl adapted toclose the opening of one closet and serving as a kneading board when in a horizontal position, substantially as herein shown and described.

i6. In a kitchen cabineha reversible closet having a bin formed therein,` a hopper constituting a portion of the bin, the door of which isadapted to assume a lowerposition when open and the closet is inverted, the door being provided with side flanges whereby the bin` may be filled, when `the closet is in inverted position, through the opening uncovered by the door and without danger ot' spilling the material, as and for the purpose set forth. f

JOHN TISOIIER.

Witnesses:

THOMAS F. RYAN, JNO. DONOVAN. 

